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patenteoi Nov. 3 0, 1948 ium TED SEAT-ES ETHERS onsrnynnoggme-r rig'rnyii, ,PENTA-3-EN7YNE=1 Nicholas A.- Milas, Belmont, Mass., assignor toiRcsearch Corporation, New York, N. Y., a corporation of .NewzYork N D aw -e n i enser mher.5i,1 4

' .iierial No. 695,957

pounds of the formula in which R stands for hydrogen or a hydrocarbon group and X stands for hydrogen or a Grignard group (MgHaL) or a metal of the first periodic group. In the above formula the group is converted into the corresponding acetylene carbinol which is dehydrated and the dehydration product converted into the corresponding Grignard or metallo derivative (metal of the first ,group of the periodic system).

The following reaction scheme illustrates the process:

R CH3 4rGlaims. (013260761 tneiabove iormu-laeiR-and X have the meanings defined-above.

a'llheifollowing are=.detailed descriptions ,of'the procedure ,iollowed in thesteps oi; the process represented by the foregoingrreaction: scheme.

' -19reparation of3=methy1t 5i.-ethoxy penta-,1 -.yn- -3Hol. having .theformula (figs c meoecrceciizgceo on 0 13 from fB-etho zyethyl methyl ketone having the ormula I 'Q?H-'T-OTGI:EI3TQIH2 C-=O *Qnediter of liquid ammonia. was saturated .with dry acetylenecand, iwhile stirring rand passing acetylene through the liquid, 3.9 g. of lithium 20 sodium has als'o beemused withxless satisfactory resultsy wasaadded ini the courseof-one-halfi hour keeping :theitemperature i of I, :the mixture below 40 C. When all of the lithium had beam-converted to lithium acetylide, the migture was cooled 25 to '70 and to itadded slowly with stirring in.

the course of one hour 58 g.'\of fi-ethoxy-ethyl methyl ketone. Stirring was continued at the ,rab lveaiemperatur ttorflaii hourssl nee ew ile a gentle stream of acetylene was allowe'd, t,o,,pass sm'througlrthetmi ture. q'qihen mm ialwas t e ziowedaoevano aiaand::2 Lel he add t .-=-.thei-residi1 and:thezm xturecoo edtoi andth dI'QlYZEditWit a s lutionsofi.ammqn umsuliat o l chlpr-ideh mo ea ecu a e -s re -th n e- 5smovedan he ,queouslayertesir ed tw cew zo-p ito ae he andzi eciher extr t c mbine adri ta i raaiiaij a e un e reduc f essur Uusin a siX-. :;:1 er u rvolum Th ra tion a smi in a {5 775 umm- WW3 pl te 40 1n2 an lyze n ,-1-.4370; 014 0.922 An-al.,Qalcd,-,ior Q8H13102}; (2 61. 60; H, 9,86; unrectu 1 1 F cac -r f lir iz en SZer -W iiHP L (Fqlm ,.C,l,6{i.59, 57133, entries 9,55; unsaturemia; 2.1 F (Pd) activehydrogen '(Zeil)? 1.9, 2.06.

This acetylene carbinol gives a heavy precipitate with ammoniacal alcoholic silver nitrate solution. Other methods of preparing this acetylene carbinol are disclosed in my Patent No. 2,369,157.

Dehydration of the S-methyl 5-ethoxy penta- 1-yn-3-ol to 3-methyl 5-ethoxy penta-3-enyne-l having the formula (3H3 O2H5O-OH2OH=COECH Twenty-six grams of 3-methyl 5-ethoxy penta- 1-yn-3-ol was passed upwards under a reduced nitrogen pressure (35 mm.) through a tube containing a mixture of aluminum phosphate and pumice and maintained at temperatures between 290-300 C. The crude dehydrated mixture was dried and fractionated under reduced pressure and the fraction boiling at 53-54 (18 mm.) collected and analyzed. It was found to have an active hydrogen (Zen) of 1.01, 0.92 and an unsaturation of 3.1, 3.09 F agreeing very well with the theoretical values of 1.0 and 3.0 respectively; 12 1.4470.

3-methyl -ethoxy penta-l-yn-S-ol can also be dehydrated with anhydrous p-toluene sulfonic acid (usually about one-tenth by weight of the amount of the acetylene carbinol used) in solution with benzene, toluene or xylene. A portion of the solvent is distilled under a slightly reduced nitrogen pressure carrying with it the water formed by the dehydration of the carbinol. Fi-

nally, the mixture is extracted with dilute alkali to remove the p-toluene sulfonic acid, dried and fractionated to recover the product.

Conversion of the 3-methyl 5-ethoxy panic-3- en-gme-Z into its Grignard derivativa-A Grignard reagent was prepared in the usual manner from 6.3 g. of ethyl bromide and 1.4 g. of magnesium. The mixture was then cooled to 0 in an 5 atmosphere of nitrogen and to it was added dropwise with stirring 6.5 g. of 3-methyl 5-ethoxy penta-3-en-yne-1, and stirring was continued overnight at room temperature. A White precipitate which was formed in the cold goes slowly;

into solution at room temperature. Finally, to insure complete reaction, the mixture was refluxed for one hour before proceeding with the next step.

The B-ethoxyethyl methyl ketone used 3.8.3,;

starting material in the above series of reactions and the corresponding trityl ether having the may be obtained as described in my Patent No. 2,369,157.

Conversion of 18-triphenyl methoxy ethylwith a Hershberg stirrer, a dropping funnel and a bent side tube, add ten grams of metallic potassium. After all of the potassium had dissolved, pass through the solution while stirring dry acetylene for one-half hour. Add slowly, in the course of one hour, while acetylene is being passed through the solution, 80 g. of B-triphenyl methoxy ethyl methyl ketone dissolved in about 200 cc. of anhydrous ether. Continue stirring and passing acetylene for six hours longer. Pour product onto a mixture of ice and tartaric acid Number and extract with ether. Dry the ether solution with anhydrous magnesium sulfate and purify the product by recrystallization.

The B-triphenyl methoxy ethyl methyl ethynyl carbinol is then converted to the Grignard thereof as follows:

Prepare a Grignard solution in a large 3-necked dropping funnel using freshly purified ethyl bromide (31 g.) and magnesium turnings (6.75 g.) in 200 cc. of anhydrous ether and after all of the magnesium has gone into solution allow the Grignard solution to drop into an ethereal (anhydrous) solution of 50 g. of B-triphenyl methoxy ethyl methyl ethynyl carbinol. Reflux the mixture for 2 to 3 hours. The solution is now ready for the next step.

I claim:

1. As a new product a compound of the formula represents a member of the group consisting of the lower alkyl groups and the triphenyl methyl group.

2. A new product as defined in claim 1 in which the group is a methyl group.

3. A new product as defined in claim 1 in which the group is an ethyl group.

4. A new product as defined in claim 1 in which the group is a triphenyl methyl group.

NICHOLAS A. MILAS.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

FOREIGN PATENTS Country Date 601,822 Germany Aug. 25, 1934 

